30 Aug 2012 10:33
FORM 8.1(a)&(b)(i)
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(a) AND (b)(i) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED)
DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
1. KEY INFORMATION | ||||
Name of person dealing (Note 1) | Purchaser: Gallagher Holdings Ltd Party making disclosure: NCB Stockbrokers | |||
Company dealt in | Abbey Plc | |||
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) | Ordinary Shares | |||
Date of dealing | 29th August 2012 | |||
2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) | ||||
Long | Short | |||
Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
(1) Relevant securities | 13,330,308 61.93% | |||
(2) Derivatives (other than options) | ||||
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell | ||||
Total | ||||
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) | ||||
Class of relevant security: | Long | Short | ||
Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
(1) Relevant securities | ||||
(2) Derivatives (other than options) | ||||
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell | ||||
Total | ||||
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/Sale | Number of relevant securities | Price per unit (Note 5) |
Purchase | 1,549,964 | 5.30 GBP |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
Product name, | Nature of transaction | Number of relevant securities | Price per unit |
e.g. CFD | (Note 6) | (Note 7) | (Note 5) |
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities
(i) Writing,selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, e.g. call option | Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc | Number of securities to which the option related (Note 7) | Exercise price | Type, eg, American European etc | Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5) |
(ii) Exercising
Product name, | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note 5) |
(d) Other dealings (includingtransactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction | Details | Price per unit |
(Note 8) | (if applicable) | (Note 5) |
4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securitiesunder any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivativereferred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.
NONE
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?(Note 9) NOT NECESSARY
Date of disclosure | 30th August 2012 |
Contact name | Jennifer Gardiner |
Telephone number | +353 1 6115920 |
Name of offeror with which associated | Gallagher Holdings Ltd |
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) | Stockbroker to the offeror |
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